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<h1 class="topictitle1">Downloading a Client Software Package</h1>
<div id="body0000001216015808"><p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200116889__p176141938144416">If you want to manually install the client on the host, first download the client software package by referring to this section.</p>
<div class="section" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200116889__section26613509587"><h4 class="sectiontitle">Precautions</h4><p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200116889__en-us_topic_0000002164790100_p332310443569"><span id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200116889__en-us_topic_0000002164790100_ph133291057185615">The GUI varies depending on the version.</span></p>
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<div class="section" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200116889__section9955555123918"><h4 class="sectiontitle">Procedure</h4><ol id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200116889__en-us_topic_0000001211955661_en-us_topic_0000001211799265_ol16439939183618"><li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200116889__en-us_topic_0000001166356758_en-us_topic_0000001084775528_li10690245104713"><span>Choose <span class="uicontrol" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200116889__en-us_topic_0000002199964685_uicontrol08941439165212"><b>Protection &gt; Clients &gt; Clients</b></span>.</span></li><li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200116889__en-us_topic_0000001211955661_en-us_topic_0000001211799265_en-us_topic_0000001084775528_li14824101211517"><span>Click <span class="uicontrol" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200116889__uicontrol164182475120"><b>Software Package Management</b></span> and set related parameters.</span><p><p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200116889__en-us_topic_0000001211955661_en-us_topic_0000001211799265_en-us_topic_0000001084775528_p4601194812552"><a href="#EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200116889__en-us_topic_0000001211955661_en-us_topic_0000001211799265_table717414424387">Table 1</a> describes the parameters.</p>

<div class="tablenoborder"><a name="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200116889__en-us_topic_0000001211955661_en-us_topic_0000001211799265_table717414424387"></a><a name="en-us_topic_0000001211955661_en-us_topic_0000001211799265_table717414424387"></a><table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" summary="" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200116889__en-us_topic_0000001211955661_en-us_topic_0000001211799265_table717414424387" frame="border" border="1" rules="all"><caption><b>Table 1 </b>Downloading a client software package</caption><colgroup><col style="width:34.910000000000004%"><col style="width:65.09%"></colgroup><thead align="left"><tr id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200116889__en-us_topic_0000001211955661_en-us_topic_0000001211799265_row1117464213813"><th align="left" class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="34.910000000000004%" id="mcps1.3.3.2.2.2.2.2.3.1.1"><p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200116889__en-us_topic_0000001211955661_en-us_topic_0000001211799265_p1417474253812">Parameter</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="65.09%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.2.2.2.2.3.1.2 "><p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200116889__en-us_topic_0000001211955661_en-us_topic_0000001211799265_p20174154243817">Choose <span class="uicontrol" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200116889__uicontrol69011636125116"><b>Download</b></span>.</p>
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<tr id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200116889__row11322739155719"><td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="34.910000000000004%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.2.2.2.2.3.1.1 "><div class="p" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200116889__p183231239185714">Agent Type<div class="note" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200116889__note614156322"><span class="notetitle"> NOTE: </span><div class="notebody"><p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200116889__p131417561329">This parameter is available only in 1.5.0.</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="65.09%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.2.2.2.2.3.1.2 "><div class="p" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200116889__p686016541341">Select an agent type based on the type of the protected resource.<ul id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200116889__en-us_topic_0000001607864814_ul51081046153514"><li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200116889__en-us_topic_0000001607864814_li2041316610365"><span id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200116889__en-us_topic_0000001607864814_text186111605711"><strong>VMware backup agent</strong></span>: Select this type when the protected resource is a VMware VM.</li><li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200116889__en-us_topic_0000001607864814_li10259161517365"><span id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200116889__en-us_topic_0000001607864814_text10744185291919"><strong>General backup agent</strong></span>: Select this type for protected resources other than VMware.</li><li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200116889__en-us_topic_0000001607864814_li15157142212345"><span id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200116889__en-us_topic_0000001607864814_text1856797812"><strong>SAN Client agent</strong></span>: Select this type if the protected resource is DB2 and the AIX or Solaris host uses a Fibre Channel network.</li></ul>
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<tr id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200116889__row22251244104212"><td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="34.910000000000004%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.2.2.2.2.3.1.1 "><div class="p" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200116889__en-us_topic_0000001166356758_p2555538332">Software Package Type<div class="note" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200116889__note1448881715320"><span class="notetitle"> NOTE: </span><div class="notebody"><p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200116889__en-us_topic_0000002164820434_en-us_topic_0000001839143213_p8320153562113">This parameter is available only in 1.6.0 and later versions.</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="65.09%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.2.2.2.2.3.1.2 "><div class="p" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200116889__p47306873514">Type of the client software package.<ul id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200116889__en-us_topic_0000002200116717_ul51081046153514"><li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200116889__en-us_topic_0000002200116717_li2041316610365"><strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200116889__en-us_topic_0000002200116717_b2614175916311">Client</strong>: Applies to all resources to be protected.</li><li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200116889__en-us_topic_0000002200116717_li10259161517365"><strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200116889__en-us_topic_0000002200116717_b1771918560104">SAN Client</strong>: Select this type only if the following conditions are met: the protected resource is DB2; a Fibre Channel network is used in the AIX production environment; the SAN Client is required to implement backup.</li></ul>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="65.09%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.2.2.2.2.3.1.2 "><p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200116889__p68501345183411">OS type of the host where the client is installed.</p>
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<tr id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200116889__row78405231135"><td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="34.910000000000004%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.2.2.2.2.3.1.1 "><div class="p" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200116889__p584116231736">Download Package Type<div class="note" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200116889__note4312948630"><span class="notetitle"> NOTE: </span><div class="notebody"><p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200116889__en-us_topic_0000002164820434_en-us_topic_0000001839143213_p8320153562113_1">This parameter is available only in 1.6.0 and later versions.</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="65.09%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.2.2.2.2.3.1.2 "><p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200116889__p834134119716">When <strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200116889__b479014216219">OS</strong> is set to <strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200116889__b17783152642120">Linux</strong>, select the type of the package to be downloaded. The supported types are <strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200116889__b163671642122113">zip</strong> and <strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200116889__b185351344112115">tar</strong>.</p>
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<tr id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200116889__row1811921239"><td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="34.910000000000004%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.2.2.2.2.3.1.1 "><p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200116889__p4590700554">Application Type</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="65.09%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.2.2.2.2.3.1.2 "><p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200116889__p1591403556">If <strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200116889__b1633495111818">Agent Type</strong> is set to <strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200116889__b49259564181">General backup agent</strong> or <strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200116889__b1756520121916">Software Package Type</strong> is set to <strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200116889__b6285197111916">Client</strong>, select the application type that can be protected by the client.</p>
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<tr id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200116889__row14926314124112"><td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="34.910000000000004%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.2.2.2.2.3.1.1 "><p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200116889__p209261614194111">Sharing</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="65.09%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.2.2.2.2.3.1.2 "><p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200116889__p1958031291818">After this function is enabled, the client is applied to all data protection administrators.</p>
<p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200116889__p47265818181">This parameter can be configured only when <strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200116889__en-us_topic_0000002200116717_b1331435314132">Software Package Type</strong> is set to <strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200116889__en-us_topic_0000002200116717_b12901712131416">Client</strong>, <strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200116889__en-us_topic_0000002200116717_b7921821416">OS</strong> is set to <span class="parmvalue" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200116889__en-us_topic_0000002200116717_parmvalue677111378133"><b>Linux</b></span>, and <strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200116889__en-us_topic_0000002200116717_b1977163717138">Application Type</strong> is set to <strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200116889__en-us_topic_0000002200116717_b577119371138">HDFS</strong>, <strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200116889__en-us_topic_0000002200116717_b1877111374132">HBase</strong>, <strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200116889__en-us_topic_0000002200116717_b12771837131314">Hive</strong>, <strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200116889__en-us_topic_0000002200116717_b7771737111313">Huawei Cloud Stack</strong>, <strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200116889__en-us_topic_0000002200116717_b1877173751319">Huawei Cloud Stack GaussDB</strong>, <strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200116889__en-us_topic_0000002200116717_b107717379131">Object Storage</strong>, or <strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200116889__en-us_topic_0000002200116717_b67721237131314">GaussDB (DWS)</strong>.</p>
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<tr id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200116889__row20952471430"><td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="34.910000000000004%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.2.2.2.2.3.1.1 "><p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200116889__p295194764310">Private Key Password</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="65.09%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.2.2.2.2.3.1.2 "><p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200116889__en-us_topic_0000001191380933_p16670024185815">User-defined private key password. Enter a password according to the complexity requirements prompted.</p>
<p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200116889__en-us_topic_0000001191380933_p37736558810">The private key password is used to encrypt the private key file in the client software package. The private key file is used for authentication between the host where the client is installed and the <span id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200116889__text8871399116">OceanProtect</span>. Keep the private key password secure for future use during installation.</p>
<div class="note" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200116889__en-us_topic_0000001191380933_note15968185410217"><span class="notetitle"> NOTE: </span><div class="notebody"><ul id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200116889__ul3371185614104"><li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200116889__li17169115881016">If <strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200116889__b1055215813818">OS</strong> is set to <strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200116889__b105521382085">AIX</strong>,or <strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200116889__b145536812811">Solaris</strong>, special characters ^`{_|}~ cannot be contained in the entered private key password. Otherwise, the installation will fail when the software package is used to install the client.</li><li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200116889__li63712562105">After you enter the private key password, the <span id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200116889__text48556398112">OceanProtect</span> uses the password to encrypt the private key file in the client software package.</li><li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200116889__li173711569109">If you have imported the client certificate by referring to the <i><cite id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200116889__en-us_topic_0000001191380933_cite51717516322">OceanProtect DataBackup 1.5.0-1.6.0 Security Configuration Guide</cite></i> before downloading the client software package, you can enter the private key password that is the same as that of the client certificate or customize the private key password.</li></ul>
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</p></li><li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200116889__en-us_topic_0000001211955661_en-us_topic_0000001211799265_li278115484317"><span>Click <span class="uicontrol" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200116889__en-us_topic_0000001211955661_en-us_topic_0000001211799265_uicontrol5433201134415"><b>OK</b></span>.</span><p><p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200116889__en-us_topic_0000001191380933_p1390743212816">Obtain the downloaded client software package.</p>
<p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200116889__en-us_topic_0000001191380933_p2012123812508">If you fail to download the client software package using Internet Explorer 11 on the Windows Server, refer to <a href="en-us_topic_0000002164790160.html">What Should I Do If I Fail to Download the Client Software Package Using Internet Explorer 11 on the Windows Server?</a>.</p>
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